Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-03
RANEHACHIEs
Progress 81 the Revivs)-Loo king Forward
TO Fair Week

progress Of the ReNIVS1-LOCktnGE Forward
10 Fair Week
Correspondence of the Gazette.
WAxAHACHIE, TN, Oct. The re-
vval meeting of the Rev. Williams con
tinues to attrsct Isrge audiences, and the
interest in them is m1nifestly en- the in
crease, ten conversions having been made
last night. Mr.. Williams thanked those
who had scOrneJ his work and said all
manner OF evil things about him, end
quoted, blessed are We when men shall
reYile you, and perseCu.e you, and shall
snail say alI manaer of evil things against
you falsely, for nay sake" lie cited the
] - conversions made here under mis- min
istIatiOn as evidence o. the great blessing
given as promised in the preceding verse
of Scripture. lie preached yesterday
the existence OF = personal devil, and pre-
scented some new IDEAS, not wholly &C
quiesced 11s by Ilhe majority of our
local ministers. However, some % chem
have been, after private discussion With
him, converted to his views Un this point,
and5say he is fully sustained By the Bible,
and many commentators thereon. He
will preach again tonight, tomorrow
and tomorrow njgnt, after when he Will
close TITS series, 80 TO CO.siCana Monday
on a two days visit, thence 10 Cleburne
where he viii begin revival meeting.
The ladies of the Episcopal church will
give an advertising party in the Cpera
house next Friday night, for the benefit
OF tne church. Every business house and
newspaper in the city Will De represented
by some charming young lacy, snd the
affair now chances to be g grand success
The Haa~ approach CT four weddings in
society circles produces quite = ripple Ct
gossip Just now.
WaXansChie's future outlook Tor 9 sea
son Of unparalleled prosperity, has never
before been so foGIisbing. With her col
lege OF S96 attending pupils, hcT high
school Of IFS il attendance, heI coming
county fair from October Is to %, the
near completion OF the Dallas and Waco
R.l~sy, she is g city not of air castles,
but genuine, solid worth and permG1enCy.
TIE entire people CT Ellis County
ere lending hearty support to the fair
enterprise, and they invite every MAJ,
woman and child in the state to be in at
teni8nCe. ARRANGEMENTS have been per
feCted by which excursion trains over the
Central will be run from Dallas, Fort
Worth aud other cities for the benefit OF
those vino wish TO attend Waxahachie
will accommodate all her visitors on this
grand occasion in most hospita0le man
nGr.
Special to the Gazette.
WAxAHACHIE, { Ten, ,Oct. Dixon
Williams preached this morning on the
"Second Coming of Christ" 1t Is coz
sider5d by both saint and sinner the
grsndest sermon he has ever preached to
this people. His face grew livid with en-
thusiastic expression, his eyes flied with
tears of Joy, his voice was distinctly cIear
and his language eloquent and express
i've. HIS subject for tonight is "Redgi0n
in Nutshell" Ia the after meeting last
night nineteen professions were made.
Nearly ali the converts OF the entire
meeting Joined the diEeyent churches to-
day.
Mrs. NJ. Z. Williams and daughter May
Ct Bristol, Ellis county, were arrested
one CAV last week snd LOGGED in all here
upon charge Of forgery.
Last night at g dance in NegrotoWn
Two or three negro men became involved
in row and one vas seriously, if not
fstaliy, stabbed.